Dutch, 16th-18th century, probably later fabrication, comprised of multiple tapestry fragments of polychrome wool, seamed together, central panel, probably late 17th or early 18th century, depicts an armored Roman soldier in red-orange tones holding a shield and spear and standing on an architectural element; a large bouquet of flowers in a handled vase sits at ground level and a landscape is visible in the background, narrow yellow around central panel, wider outer border made up of fragments of at least three other tapestries, 104 x 44 in.

Provenance: Prior provenance not yet documented; probably acquired in New York, New York, in the 1920s by Warren J. Smadbeck of New York; 1965, inherited from Warren J. Smadbeck by Violeta Rodriguez Smadbeck (Mrs. Warren J. Smadbeck) of New York; 1998, gift of Violeta Rodriguez Smadbeck to the Brooklyn Museum; Property from the Brooklyn Museum